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Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
Ferrero International markets €300m deal
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Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam has postponed the deadline for its latest dollar loan until next week. But the move is not a sign of poor demand — the deal looks likely to be doubled to $300m.
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has returned to the Asian loan market after two years absence, plotting a $400m deal that has already been partly taken up by lead bank Mizuho. -
China’s Texhong Textile Group has returned to the offshore loan market for a HK$1bn ($127m) fundraising.
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CMB Financial Leasing is back for a $400m bullet loan, shaving 10bp of the margin compared with a larger borrowing sealed last year.
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Management at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley used second quarter earnings calls to reassure investors about their exposure to leveraged loans, under questioning from RBC Capital Markets’ Gerard Cassidy, as fears grow about leverage levels and weak covenants.
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CIFC Asset Management, one of the largest CLO managers in the world, has recently turned its attention to Europe, with the hire of Joshua Hughes to start marketing and fundraising for European loan investments. It is planning to build out the business in the coming months with more London-based hires, including a senior investment professional to lead that side of the business — but it’s not diving headfirst into the increasingly crowded European CLO market.
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